Places the specified date temporarily in the communication region. Parsed but not processed. 
	 
 
  
 
	 Syntax:
 
		 
		
    *---------------------------------------------------------------
    * DATE operands
    * // DATE   mm/dd/yyyy or -dd/mm/yyyy		parsed but not processed	
    *---------------------------------------------------------------
 
	  
 
	 
		Note: The command and operand combinations listed in these topics are supported unless indicated as "parsed but not processed". Where indicated, this means: 
		
 
		  - Parsed but not processed - indicates that the command and the operand are not supported, however, 
			 Enterprise Developer parses it and, if it fails validation, a JCL error is generated. 
		  
 
 
		  - Parsed but not processed* - indicates that a number of the operands for JCL and POWER commands (for example, any tape or volume-specific operands) do not apply in the 
			 Micro Focus 
			 Enterprise Developer environment. See 
			 General Differences.